Fire-extinguisher



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FIRE ExTlNGulSHER. APPLICATION FILED MAR- 29| I9I9.

1,389,527, PatentedAug. 3o, 1921.

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UNITED STATES MARGARET E. GATES, 0F VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.

FIRE-EXTINGUISHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

Application led March 29, 1919. Serial No. 286,053.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MARGARET E. GATES, a sub-ject of Great Britain, residing at Victoria, in the Province of British Columbia and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire- Extinguishers; and I do hereby declare the following to a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will ena-ble others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in fire extinguishers and more particularly to iire extinguishers of the sprinkler type.

An important object of this invention is to provide a pipe attached to a root` and provided with a plurality of discharge apertures whereby the roof many be sprinkled in the event ofthe roof becoming ailame as the result of chimney fires and so forth.

A further object of this invention is to provide novel means of connecting the sprinkler pipe to a source of water supply.

A further object of this invention is to provide an apparatus of the character described which is convenient in operation and cheap to install on any house.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a house having my improved tire extinguishing means applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section through a house illustrating the means for detachably connecting the extinguisher pipe to a source of wate supply.

Inthe drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 generally indicates a house which in this case is provided with a gable roof 6. A lire extinguishing pipe 7 is secured to the ridge of the roof by cleats 8. The extinguisher pipe 7 1s provided with a plurality of discharge apertures 9 adapted for supplying a spray of water to the roof in the event of a chimney fire and so forth.

A vertically disposed pipe 10 is connected tothe extinguisher pipe 7 and has connection with a horizontal pipe 11. A vertical pipe 12 is in this case arranged adjacent a spigot 13 and is connected with the pipe 11. A flexible hose 14 is connected to the pipe 12 as at 15 and has detachableconnection with the spigot 13 as is illustrated in Fig. 2.

With reference to Fig. 2, it will be apparent that the Vflexible hose 14 is adapted for ready connection with the spigot in the event of a lire and that the supply of water to the extinguisher pipe 17 may be controlled as desired.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is understood that I may make such minor changes in arrangement and construction of parts, as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A fire extinguisher as an attachment for a building having a gable roof and a source of water supply, comprising a discharge member, means straddling the roof at the apex to mount said member, a pipe depending from the member, an angularly disposed pipe connected to said pipe and forming an attaching portion, and a pipe depending from said portion and'having its inlet disposed adjacent a discharge valve in the said source, and a flexible hose on the last pipe applicable to said valve.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

MARGARET E. oATEs.

Witnesses:

Miss M. B. MosHER, W. L. PADGETT. 

